If your racing isn't going all that well, I suggest trying a traditional flat. Unfortunately the only one still on market is the very minimal a9. I'm even more of a non responder than this blogger, but you might be too. For me, even a lower stack trainer is better than the high stack carbon shoes. If you are young and have never worn a racing flat, I suggest giving them a go. If nothing else, it will probably be useable for track reps if you decide its not going to work for road races.
Have you tried the Takumi sen? I have a similar issue and those work best for me.
Low stackheight wrote:
Have you tried the Takumi sen? I have a similar issue and those work best for me.
I have. The old ones were too stiff for me even though they seemed to fit well. It was the one of very few old school racing flats that didn't work for me. The new ones are just high stack carbon shoes, with a little lower stack than the vaporfly and its contenders. 33mm stack height. What works best for me is low 20s. I'll try them on next time I go to the store, but I have my doubts since other high 20s and low 30s stack height shoes feel awful to me. Its funny that adidas brags about a lower stack height for this shoe when they used to make a marathon racer with a 23mm stack height
The asics tarther line is pretty solid and consistent. It’s a matter if they release the newer models outside of Japan.
Traditionalist wrote:
The asics tarther line is pretty solid and consistent. It’s a matter if they release the newer models outside of Japan.
These look great, unless you have a size 10.5 foot. The way japanese shoes work in centimeters is that a size 10 and 11 are available, but not a size 10.5 (there is no equivalent size in japan). I guess all the japanese with that size special order western shoes or don't realize their shoes are a little too small or big until they end up just being a joggy hobber or move to a different sport.
It is hard to tell from the article, but it seems like she just raced in the shoes and continued to train in her typical shoes.
A better test would be to train in the shoes also.
One of the supposed benefits to running a trillion miles is you get more efficient, but that efficient form is going to depend on the shoe.
May be why road race times continue to improve so fast. For most, going to the supershoes helps, but you will only get the max benefit after running 1000's of miles in them--as the pros have now been able to do.
Low stackheight wrote:
Have you tried the Takumi sen? I have a similar issue and those work best for me.
Adidas Boston 9 is a good one also.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Strava thinks the London Marathon times improved 12 minutes last year thanks to supershoes
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
